Divorced by her husband's family and rejected by her own! She defiantly turned her life around

Liu Siyue emphasized again, "August, let me make this clear from the start: you asked us to help you find a husband, and my older sister and I will try our best to find you a good family. How your life goes after you get married is up to you."

If you don't have a good life in the future, don't blame us or come looking for us.

Of course, as your older sister, you should still have a dowry when your younger sister gets married. You need to be able to stand on your own two feet and keep it.

Don't let the people from the old family home control you, and don't let your in-laws bully you. They can help you temporarily, but they can't help you forever. I hope you understand this.

"August, your second sister is right. You should go back first, and we'll discuss this further."

In August, when they went out, they called the two children to leave. The two children looked reluctant, saying that they hadn't received any food when they came.

Liu Siyue watched them leave the courtyard before returning to her room. "Big sister, you must be thirsty after talking so much. Let me get you some water."

Liu Yiyue was indeed thirsty, so Liu Siyue went out to get some water. Now, whenever she was home, she would give her older sister a little bit of spiritual spring water every day.

Liu Siyue brought the water and placed it on the small cabinet by the bedside. She helped her older sister sit up and said, "Big sister, come and drink the water."

Liu Yiyue drank the small half-bowl of water cleanly from her hand. "Second sister, every time I drink the water you bring me, I feel so comfortable."

April laughed and said, "Big sister, isn't that prejudice? We all drink the same water, so why does the water I serve taste better? You must be saying this on purpose because you feel sorry for your little sister."

"Hmm, maybe I'm overthinking it."

"Big sister, nothing else matters to you right now. What you need to think about is how to get your health back."

"April... wasn't it a bit much to say August?"

"Big sister, that's not going too far at all. You're already in this state, and the people in the old house still want to use you to scheme against me? They're just delusional."

And those two kids, if you treat them well this time and give them food, they'll definitely come every day from now on.

It would have been better to nip their hopes in the bud from the start.

Although Liu Yiyue felt sorry for the two children, she was already in such a state that she couldn't take care of them.

Liu Siyue now felt both annoyed and amused by August's behavior. Should she call her stupid, or naive?

"Big sister, didn't August just complain to you? She said I was ignoring her and not paying attention to her."

"August is such a brainless brat. A few kind words from someone and she's completely out of control. The old folks must have been sweet-talking her again."

Liu Siyue then recounted the incident from August when she came to cause trouble at their door.

"Elder sister, don't blame me for being heartless. They forced us into this situation. We sisters are in such a predicament because of them."

I didn't want to leave any hope for the people in the old house, nor did I want to completely disappoint August. I gave her a pep talk, offered her hope, and told her not to be a fence-sitter, but to stand on her own two feet.

If she can't stand on her own two feet and keeps relying on my help, she'll become a bloodsucker, just like the people in the old house, sucking the blood of us sisters.

Sister, you must not be soft-hearted towards anyone in the old house. If you are, they will have you under their control, and you will have endless trouble to deal with in the future.

The people in the old house are poor and lazy. Those two old guys do nothing at home and act like old men. The older men and women in the village are all working in the fields.

Liu Dahu lost a leg, not his life. If he can't do the work in the fields, can't he do the work at home? And Liu Qingshan's wife, she's pregnant and acts like an empress dowager, doing nothing at home. Other wives in the village do all the work, what's going on at her own home? And she's so pretentious.

This is like having the body of a young mistress but not the life of one.

And that Huang Lanhua, she's a real scoundrel. Liu Qinghe's two children are already pitiful enough, having lost their father and mother, but their own grandmother doesn't know how to cherish them and instead keeps rubbing them in. The rest of the family just watch silently.

Can you really support your family like that?

When Liu Yiyue saw her second sister talking about the people in the old house, her teeth clenched and her expression filled with righteous indignation, she knew that their feud was dead and could not be resolved.

"Second sister, I know, I won't get involved with the people from the old house."

Liu Yiyue sighed silently in her heart. Once she recovered and was able to earn money, she was willing to help the old house within her means until her older brother returned. After all, they were her biological parents, and their kindness in raising her was greater than heaven.

If Liu Siyue knew that her eldest sister had such thoughts, she would laugh herself to death. As for stopping, with those people in the old house, they are lazy, greedy and insatiable. They won't let go until they have sucked your blood dry.

You're so old, yet you're still too naive.

After lunch, Liu Siyue took a nice nap with her daughter in her arms. Yao'er had already woken up and was babbling away, sucking her fingers, wiggling her toes, blowing bubbles, and rolling over every now and then. She was having a lot of fun by herself.

Liu Siyue was still fast asleep, her drool soaking her pillow.

"Husband, you're back. What's the village chief banging the gong for?" Feng asked.

"The county officials have arrived to collect taxes. There are quite a few new taxes this year. In addition to the grain tax that we have to pay before, we also have to pay poll tax, livestock tax, firewood tax, and road tax."

"What are these taxes? I've never heard of them before. What do 'salary tax' and 'travel tax' mean?"

"The two constables said that the firewood tax is the tax we have to pay for burning firewood, and the road tax is the tax we have to pay for the roads we travel to the town or county seat."

The taxes this time are very heavy. The constable said that if you don't have grain, you can pay with silver, and the grain will be calculated at the current market price.

The poll tax was 50 coins per person, regardless of age;

Livestock tax: 50 cash;

Fire tax: 200 coins;

Travel tax: 50 coins per person for those 15 years of age and older.

Everyone was stunned when they heard the names of these taxes. This wasn't a tax collection mission; it was a death sentence.

"The officer said that we have three days to prepare. He will come to collect the grain and silver in three days. If we cannot pay the grain and silver by then, we will be arrested and forced into hard labor or military service."

"Dad, what did the village chief say?"

"What can the village chief say? This is the county government's decision."

I'll ask her when April wakes up.

"I heard Yao'er has woken up and is babbling inside. I'll go check on her."

As Liu Ruyun approached the room door, she heard the child crying loudly. When she pushed the door open, she found it was not closed. Normally, Liu Siyue would close the door when she went to sleep.

She immediately pushed the door open and went in. Yao'er had already fallen off the bed onto the floor, her little face pressed against the ground, drool dripping all over the floor.

Liu Ruyun was heartbroken and quickly picked up Yao'er to comfort her, "Ah~ Ah~ Yao'er, be good, don't cry, Auntie is here."

While soothing the child, she nudged Liu Siyue with her hand, saying, "Siyue, you're sleeping so soundly! The baby fell to the ground, and you didn't even notice? What kind of mother are you? Is this how you take care of a child?"

Liu Siyue rolled over, put her hand on the bed, and patted it twice. "Don't cry, go to sleep." She then went back to sleep.

Liu Ruyun was so angry she almost laughed. She slapped her on the bottom. "Wake up! Where's the baby? You've been sleeping for so long, haven't you had enough sleep?"

Liu Siyue blinked as she was patted, "Sister Ruyun, what are you doing here? Yao'er, why did you run into your aunt's arms?"

Come quickly to your mother!